The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-03-03

Every window, Ventllator and door In
the car has to be closed and can assure
you the situation is not pleasant one
to contemplate. should never advise
q friend to choose the Southern Paolhl
route TO California. The ride through
Ariz)na Is self inflicted punishment II
one who has opportunities for Learning
what he Is going to encounter. l die
not know of 1t or | should never have
chosen the route. True 1t is perhaps
warmer this time Of the year than q
nrrthern route would be, but should
prefer to endure q considerable degree
of cold to the disagreeableness Of being
coOped In o car In which a creVice dare
not exist for fear of filling the car with
a section Of the cloud Of sand that seems
to perVade the atmosphere for miles
around. 1t is upon scene like that the
Southern Pacific passenger retires to
rest the night before he enters the State
Of California. Morning seems to have
work a complete transformation. We
awake to the scene of green grass,
orange trees borne down with
the fruit, magnolia and pepper
trees In full foliage, and
truly one can hardly believe
in the reality of the things but regards
them as visions of student expectancy
You know we hear so much about this
California attractiveness, looking upon
scenes this time Of the year at home,
makes me Incline to the Item that Feb
ruary is February, wherever you 90 just
as winter means winter wherever you
see 1t. We arrived at Los Angeles at
noon on Monday, February 7th, and
after considerable sklrmlshIng around
found quarters at the Madeau, the best
hotel In the town, and an inferior one
at that, compared with hotels In our
section. better however than New
Orleans affords. It raIned every day
since and including Monday. The mud
| In the streets was worked into com
plete jelly. Pedestrians must be very
careful how near they get to the gutter
side Of the sidewalk. or how they Cross a
street when vehicle approaches, for
from distance Of 10 to Is feet horse
will sometimes throw this jellied mud
and bespatter you completely. The
rain continuing for four days and the
mud almost compelling US to remain in
doors made our impres ion of Los
Angeles anything but pleasant. But
this morning awOke us to the most
beautiful and charming weather ever
experienced. The sun was shining
brightly and from our window we
could see the snow capped mountains
which had been entirely Invisible dur
ing the rain.
It Is remarkable the eye should be met
with such scene. Winter snow In the
distance, summer sun and atmosphere
prevailing about you. The air Is balmy,
light and clear, and liken the weather
much to our September-a warm day In
Sep Dtember-althOugh | do not think !
ever experienced justsuch weather any
where. Everything Is green hereabouts
and whilst you at home are likely hug
ging q stove and looking out upon
scenes of Ieafless trees, snow covered
streets and icy surfaced streams, Los
Angeles sits at her windows, upon her
piaZZas, and meanders about upon her
lawns of green grass, under trees In full
foliage, with roses, gersniums, and all
with plants In full bloom. Strange is
1t nOtp Coming from where we DO one
can scarcely believe his eyes,
You would express surprise at tho i'm
mense number of strangers and tourists
that we have. The city has an estimRt-
ed population of 10000. II is supposed
there are strangers enough to almost
double that. Real estate agents are ss
numerous as saloons In New York
Every second door on the principal
streets is pIacarded with "ior sale"
boards 'iIq IquiTe Within" There is much
speculation in the market and while
confidence seems to be unlimited, have
not yet been able to convince myself
that there Is anything In the CONNER
cial future of the city to support the
values now existing. The business
(Main) street, which l liken to
our Market street has been growing into
the residence portion or end Of the
street, which contains some very hand.
some residences. l saw a vacant lot
this morning which stands with refer
ence to the business portion of the town
as do Mr. Schaefer's lots on North Mar
ket, This lot, go feet front by 1853 feet
deep, isvalued at $25, 900, $22, 900 having
been refused. A property similar In
location and style to the Eagle Block at
Canton, ,is valued at $l75,000 Residences,
such like my mother had, and similarly
located, are valued at $4,000 to $25, 900.
am Inclined to look with question
upon the stability of such values, but
confidence here is supreme alike be-
tween the resident and nonresident
buyer. The cost of living l should say
is not much In excess Of our home con-
ditiOn. Beef, eggs, butter, -four, range
about the same as home figures. Fuel
Is higher. Soft coal sells at $12 to $15
per ton, and is brought down, am told,
from British Columbia. II might pay
some of our Canton coal dealers to mar
ket their surplus here. | may state, how
ever, that very little fuel is required, for
main demand, so you can reason, the
coal business is not very exten-
size. Ut manufacturing there
is not much. Vine culture
Is becoming extensive. Wines are cheap.
The best quality Of California clsret, a
wine that compares very favorRbly with
any Of the foreign article have sam
pied, sells by the bottle, quart, at 90
cents. / think the foreign Of same grade |
would command 81 30 to 90 atan eastern
restaurant The governmental and 30
eial system, l take 1t. 10 yet in Its in
fancy, unsettled, and should say unde
termined. But time of course perfect |
that.
Water seems to be o scarce article, |. 9. |
the resource Is sufficient but the facili- |
ties for getting 1t are undeyel0ped. |
They brine 1t down from the mountains
and mountain streams. am told the
rates are 30 cents per room per month. |
An eight-r0Om house would be S48 per
year. This ought to be consOling to the |
Cantolian who. raves about high
rates."
Referring again to the large number
OF strangers here, l cannot help but |
comment on the pOstoffice arrange
ments, which are simply inadeQuste
beyond measure. All day long, from z |